Indian Railways to sign MoU with navigation app Mappls: Vaishnaw

Indian Railways will soon sign a memorandum of understanding with Google Maps competitor MapmyIndia for its homegrown navigation app Mappls, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, the railways, and electronics & IT minister. Mappls will have various applications for the railways.

On Saturday, Vaishnaw experienced Mappls’ features first-hand. In particular, he pointed out the apps’ ability to provide three dimensional junction views or previews of flyovers, underpasses, and roundabouts, and real time driving alerts for speed limits, accident-prone spots, sharp…